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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.15-30 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160m + WARC Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.5 W SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (battery pack) or 3-6V DC external Mains 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX 14-70 mA ? 500 mA
TX Max 1 A ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
? 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with antenna and EBP-60 ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Auto-AT option Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000042 KENWOOD-TS-000930S SAILOR-RT000144